serliana

English translation: a Palladian window/Serliana/Serlian window

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Thanks Amy. Although I also found references to Serlian window and Serliana, I decided to go with Palladian window, as my text is actually referring to a Palladian building here4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Thanks Amy. Although I also found references to Serlian window and Serliana, I decided to go with Palladian window, as my text is actually referring to a Palladian building here

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Jane Griffiths: Hmm, well, your links convince me. All 3 terms (Serliana, Palladian and Serlian) must be in use. But my teacher definitely used to say Serlian - he was from Edinburgh and rolled his r's in a most memorable manner!

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-> thanks, Jane - I think it's probably 'a Serliana' OR 'Serlian window'; not 'Serliana window', as I (wrongly) said in my note. Sounds like a good course!

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Mario Marcolin: I would avoid Palladian, since they were first described by Sebastiano Serlio

Explanation:This rings bells from the A'level I did in History of Art and Architecture years ago. There are also 84 hits for "Serlian window" on google, as opposed to 1 for "Serliana window". See the link below for the derivation of the term.

Explanation:"Serliana
Serliana is a window with three openings designed following a pattern given by Sebastiano Serlio (1475- 1554) in his Trattato di Architettura a treaty which greatly influenced the architecture of the Late Renaissance. The serliana pattern was used also for loggias (see S. Maria in Via Lata). The image shows a detail of Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati.http://www.romeartlover.it/Glossar4.html